As a mere scrub, I've noticed the only way to make money on Steemit is to do the following -
Find one of the newb info guides on Steemit 'etiquette' and then do exactly the opposite to everything it recommends.
That seems to be working for all the people that make serious money here, anyone following the 'rules' is getting dick.
I never read those rules. I guess I shouldn't then, hehe. Thanks for saving me time.